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It put the rights of the Sámi as an indigenous people with distinct rights over the lands in Northern Norway, onto the national political agenda. This process reached a key milestone in 2005, when the Finnmark Act was passed. It is considered that though the Sámi lost the battle over this particular issue, they made important long-term gains.
On 29 December 2008, a large-scale series of riots broke out across Oslo, Norway, two days after Israel initiated "Operation Cast Lead" against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Stemming from ongoing pro-Palestinian protests in the city, the initial riots took place outside of the Embassy of Israel and continued for almost two weeks.
The Norwegian Social Security scandal, also called the NAV scandal, (Norwegian: Trygdeskandalen) was a legal and political affair in Norway that came to light in 2019. It is believed (as of January 2020) that at least 80 people were wrongly convicted of social security fraud, and that at least 2,400 social security recipients had been wrongfully demanded payment.
Category: Social issues in Norway. 4 languages. ... Animal welfare and rights in Norway (2 C) D. Discrimination in Norway (4 C) P. Prostitution in Norway (3 C, 3 P) W.
“Arru” is a musical drama set in Kautokeino, a small Sami village in Northern Norway. Mer Film, the well-established Norwegian film production banner, is reteaming with “Sami Boy ...
2011 Northern Ireland riots (20 June–16 July); 2011 United Kingdom public sector strikes (30 November), 2 million public sector workers strike over pensions; 2011 England riots (6–11 August), thousands of people of the lower socio-economic group riot
Despite Norway's reputation for tolerance, Norwegian anti-racist activists believe that Norway has a "collective amnesia" regarding their country's history of racism and colonialism. [2] Norwegianization policies were historically pursued by the Norwegian government to encourage the assimilation of ethnic minorities including the Sámi, Kvens ...
The allure of multitasking is hard to ignore. Of course it sounds like a great idea to take that meeting from the car, or to have Real Housewives on “in the background” while you work, or to ...